The Cubberley Theatre in Palo Alto presents ROBIN SLOAN

A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the "Los Angeles Times" Book
Prize for First Fiction, named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, "Los
Angeles Times," and "San Francisco Chronicle"The Great Recession
has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design
drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after
a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious
than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers
are few, and they never seem to buy anything--instead, they "check out"
large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious,
Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele's behavior, seeking help
from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings
to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far beyond
its walls. Rendered with irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence,
Robin Sloan's "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore" is exactly what it
sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to
leave.